Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tennyson Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 147th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Road (WV10 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (88.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (WV10 8LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Betjeman Place. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wildtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Betjeman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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